Summary:
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) and Bar Council of Gujarat (BCG) to come up with a mechanism for ascertaining the competency of lawyers in conducting cases before the court. Justice Trivedi had directed the registry to place the matter before the Acting Chief Justice as a PIL. However, no rules are in place so far as to judge the competency of lawyers, he added. Following Shelat's submissions, the court ordered the BCI and BCG to come up with a mechanism for ascertaining the competency of lawyers. It also provides that Das was completely ignorant about the facts of the case, as well as the laws applicable to it..